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well i'm tom hartman in washington d.c. and welcome to a special holiday edition of the big picture whole team here hope you had a great thanksgiving and i we're going to bring you two very important in-depth discussions i had on the show recently about two of the most important issues facing our nation health care and climate change we begin with the bigger picture discussion from just last week what the recent election means for our nation's health care system now that obamacare is to quote speaker of the house john boehner the law of the land in this discussion i speak with three health care experts about what to expect as obamacare kicks into effect over the next few years and what the prospects are for a single payer system to finally materialize in the united states so here it is a bigger picture discussion on health care in america. tonight we have a special bigger picture discussion on health care in america an increasing number of republicans in congress acknowledging that obamacare is here to stay and president ob
well i'm tom hartman in washington d.c. and welcome to a special holiday edition of the big picture whole team here hope you had a great thanksgiving and i we're going to bring you two very important in-depth discussions i had on the show recently about two of the most important issues facing our nation health care and climate change we begin with the bigger picture discussion from just last week what the recent election means for our nation's health care system now that obamacare is to quote...
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and welcome back to the big picture i'm tom hartman of washington d.c. in this half hour we bring you another recent bigger picture discussion this one about climate change in just the last week we've seen major new developments when it comes to our knowledge of global climate change a new world bank report projects a seven degree rise in temperatures over the next century which will have devastating effects on millions of people around the planet also a new u.n. report finds that the amount of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere has now reached an all time record high of three hundred ninety parts per million but there's a shred of good news here to more than three thousand activists marched outside the white house last week to protest the keystone x.l. pipeline considered by many climate science climate scientists to be a ticking carbon time bomb for our planet in this discussion we dispel the right wing misinformation about climate change delve into its consequences and talk about possible solutions so here it is a bigger picture discussion on global c
and welcome back to the big picture i'm tom hartman of washington d.c. in this half hour we bring you another recent bigger picture discussion this one about climate change in just the last week we've seen major new developments when it comes to our knowledge of global climate change a new world bank report projects a seven degree rise in temperatures over the next century which will have devastating effects on millions of people around the planet also a new u.n. report finds that the amount of...
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so we think about washington d.c., the national monument, the white house. the potomac river. >> well, people think about washington d.c., they think about the white house, the national monument, and the potomac river. >> that's kind of one of the things i was trying to push toward, especially for people who live in the washington area. the potomac is simply seen as an obstac
so we think about washington d.c., the national monument, the white house. the potomac river. >> well, people think about washington d.c., they think about the white house, the national monument, and the potomac river. >> that's kind of one of the things i was trying to push toward, especially for people who live in the washington area. the potomac is simply seen as an obstac
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"washington journal" is next. host: federal officials including lawmakers on capitol hill are looking at how to slash wait times and possibly boost early voting. that will be hours subject for the first section of this edition of "the washington journal." for the first 45 minutes we will be talking to you about remedies to speed up the voting process. the numbers are on the screen. you can reach out to us by social media. @cspanwj. the conversation constantly going on on facebook -- facebook.com/cspan. we begin this morning with a look at the lead story in "the baltimore sun." pushed to speed of voting processes is the headline. he writes -- we want to find out from you, our viewers and listeners, your thoughts and remedies on speeding up the voting process. more from the article in "the baltimore sun." the article goes on to talk about a bill being proposed by virginia by senator mark warner. it says -- we would like to show you a little bit more about what the president had to say regarding voting lines and poll
"washington journal" is next. host: federal officials including lawmakers on capitol hill are looking at how to slash wait times and possibly boost early voting. that will be hours subject for the first section of this edition of "the washington journal." for the first 45 minutes we will be talking to you about remedies to speed up the voting process. the numbers are on the screen. you can reach out to us by social media. @cspanwj. the conversation constantly going on on...
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they only have marriage rights in nine states in washington, d.c. that leaves family in 41 states without access to the economic benefits of marriage. why this narrow focus on marriage at all. since 1970, marriage rates have dropped more than 15%. divorce rates have climbed. fewer people who can marry are choosing to do so. more people who do marry are choosing to exit. last year, the number of unmarried people in the united states was 44%, including single parents, people with partners, those who are widows and people happily choosing single life. being unmarried does not mean you are without family. law is often blind to these families. to those where kids being raised around the biological offspring of a married couple. what if your kids are really your neighbors or your nephews or your grandkids. narrow definitions of family can make everything from student loans to doctor visits that much harder. it can be adoption for loving lgbt families or single women tough if they are banned from marrying or if policy treetsz them as if their households ar
they only have marriage rights in nine states in washington, d.c. that leaves family in 41 states without access to the economic benefits of marriage. why this narrow focus on marriage at all. since 1970, marriage rates have dropped more than 15%. divorce rates have climbed. fewer people who can marry are choosing to do so. more people who do marry are choosing to exit. last year, the number of unmarried people in the united states was 44%, including single parents, people with partners, those...